Do you like Hermione?

[katia]

Hmm, I am not sure why I haven't posted for a while. I have certainly been here, I guess I have nothing much to say, which is odd for me, and also not quite true.

So this will be long and rambly and behind cuts, but before that a quick rec.

Apocrypha by xylodemon is a wonderfully rich Severus/James. I hadn't realised how much that pairing appeals to me. This is seven parts and completed, the link goes to part one.

Today went rather quickly. Two of my lessons were cancelled (well one was and somebody told me the other was, even though it wasn't, and now I have to deal with catching up and an angry techer) and so I had time to finish the fic I am writing Yay me! Now all I have to do it is type it up. And I would have done that if I didn't keep getting interrupted which is starting to get annoying. I have been trying to write this post for a long time, but I watched the Rotter's club, which is a brilliant mini series set in the 70s in Birmingham. Today was the second out of three parts and it is so cool, with the hair and politics and trade unions and they did Othello in school and this boy went to London and ended up having a whole lot of sex with this much older woman and he was so cute and pleased. I am not sure why I am writing this, nevermind. I have started watching tv again. It is nice. My love for the OC and Smallville and SG1 is growing. There is so much I watch right now and it makes me happy and needing fic, and even though those fandoms are quite established, they just don't have enough fic. I really love the fact that in the HP fandom, there is so much incredible fic, yes there is a lot of crap too, but there is also a fic for any random pairing you are looking for and with any random kink and that is why it rocks so much. I want something different when it comes to OC fic, but I am not sure where to find it. Not that I have really searched very much but still. And this is all I will say for now, because I planned to say more but I kept doing other things and so I won't.

And now a very simple poll. Because I have seen a lot of animosity towards Hermione and I am not sure why people don't like her. But that is for another post. Now I just want to know if you do, to see whether she is well liked or not. And this refers to canon Hermione.

[Poll #429987]

Comments

[remipunx.livejournal.com]

I am sorry I said I do not like her! But she pisses my Draco off! I will try to like her, promise.

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

Just to be very clear about my answer. Yes, I do like Hermione, and I do like her to the degree of 10. This does not mean that I am unaware of her faults, or the aspects of her personality that can be annoying or grating. It means that I accept those things as the inevitable flip-side of all the things I value in her. I think that she is an incredibly sincere person who always does what she thinks is right, no matter the consequences. I think she cares deeply for her friends, and constantly demonstrates this through her actions. I think she is genuinely kind, though often awkward. I admire her convictions and her perseverance, even while recognizing that she can be abrasive and overly-cerebral. Personally, I think she gets seriously shortchanged in fanon, but obviously many would disagree. ;)

[rhiannonmr.livejournal.com]

I like her. She makes mistakes and despite her intelligence still has a lot to learn. I disagree with some of her methods but that's because in anyone other than one of the golden trio the methods she uses would be roundly condemmed. I do think she is an interesting character and I hope JKR continues to develope her. She is probably the most developed female character in the books and for that I do like her.

She has faults in her rigidity at times but that's real enough. I think she relies on the books too much sometimes without looking beyond the written word. She tends to buy into the all Gryffs good, all Slyths bad thing that annoys me.

[xylodemon.livejournal.com]

*blush*

J

[anna-bonita.livejournal.com]

Hey, i answered the poll, even though you already know what i think of Hermione, but if you want a reason, i would say that it's mostly because i'm very jealous of her, because she has all that i want, and probably very, very influenced by fandom, since i'm pretty sure that i used to like her before. But she's never been a favourite character. I don't think that i can associate with her much, either, even though there are many similarities between her personality and mine. I find her character stereotypical of ass kicking smart girls around the world, which i know there's a lot of, and there's nothing wrong with that, but i think her capabilities are too exaggerated in places and somewhat unrealistic. But i would say the main reason is because for me, her character lacks that little pinch of magic. She's interesting, and smart and brave, but so well calculated and spelled out, that she seizes to be magical.

Sorry, i know you love her>

[ahneta.livejournal.com]

Hello. I saw your comment in chains_of_irony's journal and liked the sound of you. I've friended you; friend me back? I'm also going to Oxford, grades permitting of course. My name's Heather, and you can find out about me by reading my userinfo. It's not fantastically written, but I do not profess to be eloquent. And I really hope that as a potential PPEist you don't laugh at all my crude and misinformed political opinions. ;)

Oooh, and I voted "yes". I do like Hermione. I don't read much fanfiction, so perhaps my mind has not been perverted by the fanon portrayal. I think she's a really nice girl, although a tad unconvincing as a character at times. When I was 12/13 I was very like early!Hermione, though as we've both grown up our personalities have diverged. Still, I identify with her.

[anna-bonita.livejournal.com]

hey, do you want to do something tommorow?

[clementinecloud.livejournal.com]

Just passing through!

Yes, and 8 from me because:

Well, I like everyone really. But apart from that, it's nice to see a 'clever' character flourishing. In all too many books, especially fantasy-based ones, clever means bad, to be beaten by the lucky dumb hero. And it's generally interesting to hear about Hermione in the stories. I've no doubt she helps them.

No higher than 8 because, well, I'm not actually much of an HP fan at all...